Sunday, February 15, 2015

Box, Copy, or Dropbox - Online Cloud Storage

Box,
Copy, or Dropbox - Online Cloud Storage

Which
is better?

Let's
start with the best choice first...Copy offers you 15GB of storage
with their Free Plan, the same amount offered from Google Drive and
OneDrive. Box offers you 10 GB with their Free Plan, while Dropbox
only offers you 2GB with their Free Plan.

I
don't think it's going to take you very long now to figure this out,
unless you're a (Kanye West-Jackass) fool!

Copy's
cloud storage system and Box's are both better than Dropbox' in that
it splits the shared folders space with the people you share a folder
with, in equal amounts. So, if you have a 10GB folder shared between
5 people, that folder only takes up 2GB of space in each person's
Copy account. It also kicks Dropbox' ass in speed!

Box
is also a good choice, but they aren't as fast as Copy and they
impose a ridiculously low file size limit of 250MB. That will be a
problem for some.

Of
the three I can assure you, because I have installed and tested all
three with the same files, is that Copy is by far, the best choice.
Box is your next best choice, although a little slower it should be
your second option, and Dropbox is the worst! Get rid of it!

The
worst thing about Dropbox is their desktop syncing app, it just sucks
the life out of your system resources more than the other two. Their
app is better uninstalled / deleted and just forgotten. They are now
the biggest losers.

A
few years ago Dropbox was the most popular and widely used, but in
the time since they've become useless.

Copy
and Box are both better.

As
more and more transition to the cloud for file storage, these apps
may help you. All
three have smartphone apps and desktop software. You can also manage
your files from your web browser, instead of installing desktop
software.

All
three offer paid and business plans. Here again, Copy has a referral
program where you can get an additional
5GB of free storage when you get someone else to sign up, but only to
the limit of 25GB. So, if you really wanted the extra free space,
you'll only need to get two others to sign up. Box, on the other hand
does not have a referral program.

Most
of us already have online cloud storage space with the email account
we use. Google Drive and OneDrive both give us 15 GB of storage
space. This limited amount of free space is why these other companies
exist. My best suggestion is to get both Copy and Box, and use them
both as supplementary storage. The phone apps are very easy to use.

Snap
a photo, click share and select Copy or Box to upload your file and
keep your phone from getting bogged down with files.

Use
both apps, as supplementary storage space, but I would not use or
install the desktop software. It really isn't needed. Those apps are
for local hard drive and syncing file management. They all use too
much of your system's resources. Just use their web services through
your browser and their phone apps.

The
other nice thing about doing this is, if your phone died or was lost
or stolen your files will be in the cloud. You can then access them
from your web browser and do whatever you like.

In
summary, I suggest that you sign-up and get both Copy and Box. Then,
just as a friendly reminder, uninstall Dropbox if you have it. Just
get rid of it!